CIVIL WAR MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS
BARTON COUNTY, KANSAS
Great Bend, Barton CountyCemetery
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Type: Granite Monumnet Description: A granite monument is emplaced in the center of a circle of Civil War Veterans headstones. The monument is inscribed: "In Memory ~ Of ~ Veterans Of War ~ 1861-1865 ~ Erected By ~ Department Pap Thomas Post ~ No. 52 ~ G.A.R. ~ 1923". A headstone marked "Unknown" is placed next to the monument. References: reported by RM Thies Photographs: RM Thies, 1995 DE McGovern, August 15, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Great Bend, Barton CountyLafayette Park |
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Type: Bronze Soldier Statue Description: A bronze soldier, at arms rest, is mounted on a granite base. Inscriptions on bronze tablets read: "Erected And Dedicated By Ira D. Brougher ~ Department Commander To Pap Thomas Post No. 52 ~ Grand Army Of The Republic ~ Department Of Kansas ~ Veterans Of The War Of 1861 - 1865 ~ A.D. 1915 ~ Lest We Forget" "Roster Pap Thomas Post No. 52 G.A.R. ~ 1915 ~ (names of all members) " "Department Officers ……. Post Commanders ……." References: SOS! 1994, Thies, 1995 Photographs: RM Thies, 1995 DE McGovern, December 30, 2004 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Hoisington, Barton CountyCemetery
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Type: Brick and Stone Monumentnet Description: A Veterans' monument is dedicated with a plaque reading: "Veterans Memorial ~ 1961 ~ This Flag Flies In Memory Of Those ~ From The Hoisington Community ~ Who Have Served Their Country ~ Erected By ~ American Legion Post 236 V.F.W. Post 7423". References: reported by DE McGovern Photographs: DE McGovern, May 17, 2006 SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial no SUVCW documentation planned |
Pawnee Rock, Barton Countybase of Pawnee Rock
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Type: Grave Site Description: Grave site for Nehemiah Carson, Pvt, Co G 1 Regt, MO Mtd Inf, Mexican War ~ 1826-1846. This site is on the slopes of Pawnee Rock. It is marked with an iron railing and tablets which are inscribed: "B.F. Larned Post 8 ~ G.A.R. Kans". References: reported by DE McGovern Photographs: DE McGovern, December 12, 2004 SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial no SUVCW documentation planned |
Pawnee Rock, Barton CountySummit of Pawnee Rock
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Type: Granite Monument Description: Granite Monument at the top of Pawnee Rock. Inscriptions read: "In Honor Of The Brave ~ Men And Women Who ~ Passing Over The Old ~ Santa Fe Trail, Endured ~ The Hardships Of Frontier ~ Life, And Blazed The Path ~ Of Civilization For ~ Posterity". "Erected By ~ Women's Kansas Day Club, ~ Daughters ~ Of The American Revolution, ~ Women's Relief Corps, ~ Kansas Federation Of Women's Clubs, ~ Woman's ~ Christian Temperance Union". "Monument Erected May 21, 1912(?)". "Pawnee Rock, Given To The State Of Kansas By Benj. P. Unruh, In The Year 1908". References: reported by DE McGovern Photographs: DE McGovern, December 12, 2004 SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial no SUVCW documentation planned |
